The Full attention or midfulness in the librarian task

Authors

  • Mariela Ferrada Cubillos Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58312/2591.3905.v4.n4.30349

Keywords:

Mindfulness, Burnout, Librarian, Reader, Library

Abstract

This work reveals in the professional librarian field, a practice called mindfulness, with a lay focus. It is postulated that the library is an instrument of secular spiritual progress, in this line of thought, it presents a look at the challenges of the librarian as Conscious Librarian, as a counterpoint to the Decalogue of the Eco Librarian that presents a librarian who suffers from bournot.
Mindfulness, also known as mindfulness, offers the practitioner from the management of pain or stress, to the indirect achievement of more daily objectives such as improving attention and concentration in the study and / or work, as there is evidence available and testimonies with regard to its contribution against these disorders of psychosocial health and the reorientation of life and work.
It seems opportune to open up the possibility that mindfulness be used as a tool to help librarians, for their professional performance in the areas of self-care, the prevention of severe pathologiessuch as stress or the so-called bournot, and work with collaborative and same attention with library users, as postulated by the works of Mastel, K., Innes, G. (2013), Moniz, R., (Moniz, R.et.al, 2015, Moniz, 2016), Wendy C et. al., (2017), Charney, M., Colvin, J. (2017).
On the other hand, it is noted that the library itself currently in the Hispanic world, offers opportunities for the study, practice and dissemination of mindfulness in the library, both in outreach services or in their own specialized collections, aimed at users or readers.
It is postulated as a conclusion that continuous practice involves the opportunity to be open to appreciate and recognize the call of the profession to learn and unlearn in the present to go attentively to co-create the answers for a viable future of the library.

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Published

2020-09-18

How to Cite

Ferrada Cubillos, M. (2020). The Full attention or midfulness in the librarian task. Revista Prefacio, 4(4), 41–52. https://doi.org/10.58312/2591.3905.v4.n4.30349

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Ensayos